GDT: Ottawa Senators @ Buffalo Sabres 3/25/25, ESPN + & MSG, 7PM EST

[HumanSlinky39]

Always great to beat the Sens.

Two straight against two good teams because, sure why not? A lot of good work by Reimer.

On to the next one.

[Night Train]

hats off to Reimer yet again. 

[Stads]

Honest question: If you switch the amount of starts for Reimer and UPL, how many more games do we win?

[Pimlach]

Crazy ending.  Hanging on, not even a look at an ENG 

 

I’ll take another W though.  

[Indabuff]

After seven losses my son finally got to witness a Sabres win in person.  

Edited Wednesday at 01:37 AM by Indabuff
And of course I wasn't there

[CallawaySabres]

I love that this team always wins when no one gives a crap anymore

[mjd1001]

  On 3/26/2025 at 1:35 AM, Bangarang said:

A Cozens goal to tie it seems inevitable 

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Had that assist but finished a -2 on the night. Maybe there is just something about the KeyBankCenter that brings out the worst in his game?

[GASabresIUFAN]

  On 3/26/2025 at 1:37 AM, Stads said:

Honest question: If you switch the amount of starts for Reimer and UPL, how many more games do we win?

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No

[Doohickie]

 

[Believer]

Solid win. 

 

[GASabresIUFAN]

Apparently subtracting Cozens was more important than adding Norris.

[Doohickie]

  On 3/26/2025 at 1:37 AM, CallawaySabres said:

I love that this team always wins when no one gives a crap anymore

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I just like beating the division rivals... Boston, Ottawa, etc.

[mjd1001]

  On 3/26/2025 at 1:37 AM, Stads said:

Honest question: If you switch the amount of starts for Reimer and UPL, how many more games do we win?

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I don't think that many more.  At 37, going on 38 years of age, I just think Reimer needs a little more time off between games.

[Second Line Center]

Goaltending matters.  
 

Maybe that's really all this team needs is a goalie to make them feel like they don’t have to be perfect mistake free.  
 

 

[ExWNYer]

I'd like to thank James Reimer for providing me a rarity...back-to-back entertaining (and winning) Sabres games.

[mjd1001]

  On 3/26/2025 at 1:39 AM, Second Line Center said:

Goaltending matters.  
 

Maybe that's really all this team needs is a goalie to make them feel like they don’t have to be perfect mistake free.  
 

 

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UPL playing worse than last year...I still think is in the top 3 reasons why this team wasn't in contention.

Reimer is not the long term solution obviously, UPL needs to be better.

Edited Wednesday at 01:43 AM by mjd1001

[CallawaySabres]

  On 3/26/2025 at 1:39 AM, Doohicksie said:

I just like beating the division rivals... Boston, Ottawa, etc.

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I just wish that it meant something moving forward, I don’t trust this team to give me any hope until there are multiple months of success back to back

[Believer]

Gonna miss Sabres hockey when the season ends.

Big Bills and Sabres fan my entire life, but my first love is hockey. 

 

[ExWNYer]

Reimer is now 18-6-4 lifetime against Ottawa. His best mark against any club. Cozens never stood a chance. 😁

[OverPowerYou]

  On 3/26/2025 at 1:43 AM, Believer said:

Gonna miss Sabres hockey when the season ends.

Big Bills and Sabres fan my entire life, but my first love is hockey. 

 

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If only they could grow up and play like men on a consistent basis 

[rickshaw]

  On 3/26/2025 at 1:38 AM, Doohicksie said:

 

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I approve! Obviously! 28 sleeps until seeing the boys in Vancouver for time number 18! Then final US trip to see them in Vegas four nights later. 

[LGR4GM]

Anyone else have Bernard-Docker on your list for being good this game? 

[mjd1001]

For the analytics fans:

Kulich-Benson-Thompson line had the best numbers.  They were well into the positive territory with both Fenwick, Corsi, shot differential and scoring chance ratio. All other 3 lines were negative in all of those areas.

Peterka-McLeod-Quinn line by far the worst analytics.  They did have a goal, but scoring chances were 3 for them and 8 allowed, High danger chances were 1 for and 7 allowed. Expected goals were almost 6-1 in Ottawa's favor when they were on the ice.

Edited Wednesday at 01:51 AM by mjd1001

[LGR4GM]

  On 3/26/2025 at 1:50 AM, mjd1001 said:

For the analytics fans:

Kulich-Benson-Thompson line had the best numbers.  They were well into the positive territory with both Fenwick, Corsi, shot differential and scoring chance ratio. All other 3 lines were negative in all of those areas.

Peterka-McLeod-Quinn line by far the worst analytics.  They did have a goal, but scoring chances were 3 for them and 8 allowed, High danger chances were 1 for and 7 allowed. Expected goals were almost 6-1 in Ottawa's favor when they were on the ice.

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Ruff should have put Tuch on that line instead of Quinn impo.

[rickshaw]

I know these wins suck for positioning but love beating Sens 3 times, Cozens a minus 2 and him remember the losing.